Feb 18, 2022 | Defense Base Act, Workers' Comp
If you, a co-worker, or a family member suffered an injury while working for the U.S. government overseas, you need to take action fast. Your first step should be to hire a lawyer to file Defense Base Act claims for you. Starting the process is daunting. You may have...
Jan 21, 2022 | Workers' Comp
Are you a defense contractor or interpreter? Would you like to know more about Texas workers’ compensation law? The great state of Texas is a free-spirited and liberated republic. Consequently, its independent code of conduct spills over into areas such as...
Jul 8, 2021 | Defense Base Act, Workers' Comp
If you are injured on the job, it is vital to understand your rights to workers’ compensation. This is doubly important if you are a civilian employee or military contractor working with the US military. What is covered under the DBA, and what do you need to...
Jun 4, 2021 | Defense Base Act, Workers' Comp
The most common type of workers’ compensation, according to federal figures, is those caused by motor vehicles. By that same accounting, the most costly, averaging more than $100,000 in lost wages, is workers’ compensation due to an amputation....
Apr 16, 2021 | Workers' Comp
It’s your first week abroad as a U.S. military contractor and you’re excited about traveling while making good money. But say you’re working on the plumbing and everything is going well until a pipe bursts and knocks you unconscious. What do you do...
Mar 11, 2021 | Defense Base Act, Workers' Comp
Crack! That’s the sound of one of your bones breaking on the job at a U.S. military base overseas. You worry that there’s no workers’ comp as there would be if you’d been hurt on the job stateside. As it turns out, there’s no need to...